Olena Shaparna

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Olena Shaparna
Full nameOlena Mykolaivna Shaparna
Born (1979-02-04) February 4, 1979 (age 45)
Kherson, Ukraine
Height159 cm (5 ft 3 in)
Weight42 kg (93 lb)
Gymnastics career
Discipline Women's artistic gymnastics
Country representedFlag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
ClubDynamo Kherson

Olena Mykolaivna Shaparna (born 4 February 1979) is a Ukrainian former artistic gymnast. She competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics. [1]

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References

  1. "Olena Shaparna". sports-reference.com. Retrieved October 14, 2013.